TY - BOOK AU - Noort,Richard van TI - An introduction to dental materials SN - 9780723434047 (pbk.) : AV - RK652.5 .N664 2007 U1 - 617.695 NOO PY - 2007/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Mosby KW - Dental materials KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Medical equipment & techniques KW - thema KW - Dentistry N1 - Previous ed.: 2002; Includes bibliographical references and index; Section I Basic science for dental materials. Biomaterials, biocompatibility and biomechanics. A historical perspective. Atomic building blocks. Structure of ceramics. Structure of metal and alloys. Structure of polymers. Mechanical properties. Physical proerties. Chemical properties. Principles of adhesion. Section II Clinical dental materials. Dental amalgams. Resin composites and polyacid-modified resin composites. Glass-ionomer cements and resin-modified glass-ionomer cements. Intermdiate restorative materials. Enamel and dentine bonding. Endodontic materials. Impression materials. Section III Laboratory and related dental materials. Gypsum products. Denture base resins. Casting alloys for metallic restorations. Dental ceramics. Metal-bonded ceramics. Luting agents. Stainless steel. 1 N2 - A core textbook for dental students on the properties and applications of dental materials, this edition includes new sections on resin modified glass ionomer cements, polyacid modified resin composites and luting systems ER -